BJP for sustainable development, transparent green clearances

The BJP’s manifesto promised to "take climate change mitigation initiatives with all seriousness" and pledged to work with the global community and institutions.

TNN | Apr 8, 2014, 02.27 AM IST

NEW DELHI: With recent studies predicting a gloomy future for South Asia due to impacts of global warming on natural resources and human health, the BJP's manifesto promised to "take climate change mitigation initiatives with all seriousness" and pledged to work with the global community and institutions while opting for a path of sustainable development and environmental protection within the country.

Besides promising environmental clearances in a transparent manner, the party pledged to promote "cleaner production" methods and conduct environment audits of all projects in the country.

It also promised to go for "pollution indexing" of cities and township on scientific basis and promote the concept of pro-active 'carbon credit' which will help institutions to vigorously reduce their carbon footprint by opting for cleaner methods of production.

The party also promised to launch a 'National Mission on Himalayas', create 'Himalayan Sustainability Fund' and set up a central university dedicated to Himalayan technology to help the government conserve Himalayan ecology and arrest melting of glaciers.

Setting up pollution control mechanism, using wastelands for social forestry, bringing guidelines for green buildings and energy efficient work places, bringing fool proof mechanism for protection and preservation of wildlife, encouraging citizens to participate in reforestation and promotion of environmental technology are some of the other promises made by the BJP.

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